The Sample Browser for Windows 8 and Windows RT gives developers a new experience to search, download, learn, share and request code samples. Swipe and search and share - It's that easy! The app also supports
the offline mode, so you can learn code samples anytime, anywhere.

In partnership with Visual Studio and MSDN Samples Gallery, we released the Sample Browser for Visual Studio 2012 and 2010 - an effort to integrate the code sample use experience into the Visual Studio environment.
You can search, download and open thousands of code samples from within the IDE.

Last but not least, we provide the traditional desktop version of the Sample Browser app. It is useful when you are using Visual Studio Express.

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The journey of Sample Browser begins in 2010, with the purpose of making it easier for developers to find the ever-growing sample repository. Searching, downloading and locally managing code samples WAS a pain for
most developers. It took many manual steps to find, download, unpackage, and open a code sample. We got the idea of developing a Sample Browser client tool to ease the steps. The first step that we made was on the Desktop.
We released the Sample Browser desktop version in partnership with MSDN Samples Gallery. In short few months, its deployment exceeds 50K. Last year the team started to work with the Visual Studio product team to integrate the Sample
Browsing experience into Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2010. We made deep integration with the IDE, including the toolbar, the code editor, the VS2012 quick launch bar, the sample download experience, and the look & feel. “This
is definitely a "must-have" for every developers in Visual Studio!!" – said the Visual Studio community.

With the launch of Windows 8 in October, 2012, a new era of app use experience begins. The Windows Store app platform and the amazing touch experience on Windows 8 release computer users from the “desktop”.
Developers love code samples, but they have been sitting in front of desktop for too long. A Sample Browser Windows Store app can give them some time to sit relaxingly in a sofa and continue to learn the beloved code samples. Mobile agility is
another important consideration when we develop the app. It has to support both online and offline mode. It has to be easy to find and share code samples.

On Feb 17th, we released the first version of Sample Browser Windows Store app. The best is yet to come. The team has a big pipeline of cool features to be added to the app. We will continue surprising
the world of developers as months roll on.

Could a Windows Phone version of Sample Browser be our next milestone in the journey? We will see.